Job summary
We are seeking a proactive, motivated and compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join our fast paced and patient-focused ultrasound department, spanning across our multiple hospital sites of Barnet General, Chase Farm Hospital, Edgware Community Hospital and Hadley Wood Hospital.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to be part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering a high-quality diagnostic ultrasound service across a wide range of clinical specialties. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting sonographers and clinical staff, ensuring the smooth running of daily clinics while providing a safe, respectful, and patient-centred experience. You will work closely with patients from diverse backgrounds, often at key moments in their care pathway, making professionalism, empathy, and effective communication essential to this role.
If you are enthusiastic, reliable, and committed to delivering excellent patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Support sonographers and clinical staff during ultrasound examinations.
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Prepare patients for procedures, ensuring dignity, privacy, and comfort at all times.
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Assist with patient movement, positioning, and infection prevention and control procedures.
- Chaperone a range of intimate ultrasound examinations, providing important safeguards for clinicians whilst simultaneously being aware of and advocating for the patient's comfort, well-being and choice wherever necessary.
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Maintain clinical areas, ensuring equipment and rooms are clean, stocked, and ready for use.
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Undertake administrative tasks including patient flow, documentation, and appointment support and audit.
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Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and the wider healthcare team.
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Adhere to Trust policies, safeguarding procedures, information governance, and health & safety regulations.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is proud of its diverse workforce and our inclusive, respectful culture that underpins everything we do. As one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the country, we truly value the different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives our staff bring, recognising the vital role they play in delivering compassionate, high-quality care.
Healthcare Assistants are an integral part of our clinical teams and are respected for the contribution they make to patient experience and service delivery. The Trust is committed to equality, teamwork, and staff wellbeing, offering a supportive environment where individuals feel welcomed, valued, and able to thrive within their role.
In addition to this, The Royal Free London is a leading teaching trust, recognised for its commitment to high-quality patient care, innovation, and staff development.
Working within our Trust, Healthcare Assistants are supported to explore training opportunities and take ownership of their ongoing individual development within a culture that encourages growth and progression. With a reputation for clinical excellence, research, and education, the Royal Free London provides a rewarding and supportive environment where HCAs can build their skills, feel valued in their role, and make vital difference to patient's care every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and personal specification of the role, please see documents attached to this advertisement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and personal specification of the role, please see documents attached to this advertisement.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Care Certificate
- Vocational Level 2 in health or equivalent relevant experience
- Achievement of or willing to undertake level 2 functional skills
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience in carrying out assigned duties / assisting qualified staff after training
- Working in a team
- Working in a Health Care or related setting
- Good standard of written and spoken English
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to summon help in an emergency
- Able to report risk issues to manager
- Ability to carry out administrative and clerical duties appropriate to the work area
- Able to pass on ideas to manager on improvement of services
- Able to maintain resources efficiently and effectively
- Able to reports problems as they arise and solve them where possible
- Knowledge and understanding of the importance of equal opportunities
- Demonstrates understanding of importance of maintaining privacy and dignity
- Understands importance of Health Promotion
- Able to alert trained staff of change in patient 's condition
- Demonstrates attention to detail, in preparation to carry out tasks
- Demonstrates compassion for patients
- Able to assist with essential care for patients as directed
- Able to record routine observations after training
- Able to use designated medical devices after training
- Chaperone a range of intimate ultrasound examinations, providing important safeguards for clinicians whilst simultaneously being aware of and advocating for the patient's comfort, well -being and choice wherever necessary.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Punctual with good time -keeping.
- Able to communicate accurately and effectively with patients and colleagues, verbally and in writing
- Able to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks.
- Able to deal with the public in person and on the phone
- Able to support and reassure patients/carers in distress
- Understands importance of maintaining confidentiality
Personal Development
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of own role within the team
- Able to proactively keep up -to -date with mandatory training
- Willing to produce a personal development plan with manager
- Willing to develop self & undertake in -house study
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Able to work cross -site at Barnet, Chase Farm and Edgware and Hadley Wood Hospitals
Desirable
- Flexible approach to shift patterns
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Care Certificate
- Vocational Level 2 in health or equivalent relevant experience
- Achievement of or willing to undertake level 2 functional skills
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience in carrying out assigned duties / assisting qualified staff after training
- Working in a team
- Working in a Health Care or related setting
- Good standard of written and spoken English
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to summon help in an emergency
- Able to report risk issues to manager
- Ability to carry out administrative and clerical duties appropriate to the work area
- Able to pass on ideas to manager on improvement of services
- Able to maintain resources efficiently and effectively
- Able to reports problems as they arise and solve them where possible
- Knowledge and understanding of the importance of equal opportunities
- Demonstrates understanding of importance of maintaining privacy and dignity
- Understands importance of Health Promotion
- Able to alert trained staff of change in patient 's condition
- Demonstrates attention to detail, in preparation to carry out tasks
- Demonstrates compassion for patients
- Able to assist with essential care for patients as directed
- Able to record routine observations after training
- Able to use designated medical devices after training
- Chaperone a range of intimate ultrasound examinations, providing important safeguards for clinicians whilst simultaneously being aware of and advocating for the patient's comfort, well -being and choice wherever necessary.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Punctual with good time -keeping.
- Able to communicate accurately and effectively with patients and colleagues, verbally and in writing
- Able to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks.
- Able to deal with the public in person and on the phone
- Able to support and reassure patients/carers in distress
- Understands importance of maintaining confidentiality
Personal Development
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of own role within the team
- Able to proactively keep up -to -date with mandatory training
- Willing to produce a personal development plan with manager
- Willing to develop self & undertake in -house study
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- Able to work cross -site at Barnet, Chase Farm and Edgware and Hadley Wood Hospitals
Desirable
- Flexible approach to shift patterns
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
